Bay-headed Tanager vs Black Sober

Tangara gyrola compared with Anacampsis temerella

Key Differences

• Bay-headed Tanager is Least Concern while Black Sober is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay-headed Tanager	Black Sober
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thraupidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Tangara	Anacampsis
Species	Tangara gyrola	Anacampsis temerella

Evolutionary Relationship

Bay-headed Tanager and Black Sober share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bay-headed Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Black Sober

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay-headed Tanager	Black Sober
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay-headed Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bay-headed Tanager

Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Black Sober

The Black Sober (Anacampsis temerella) is a species in the genus Anacampsis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway